Write About Now

How Lincoln Manipulated the Media During the Civil War


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In 1864, two newspapers published a call, allegedly from President Lincoln, for the conscription of 400,000 more Union soldiers to the Civil War. But it was a hoax. The fake news and what happened next is the subject of guest Elizabeth “Biz” Mitchell’s new book Lincoln’s Lie. We talk about journalism during this time, the complicated relationship between the President and the press, and Mitchells’ own rise from the executive editor at John F. Kennedy Jr's George magazine to the author of historical books.

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